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i feel i may be one of a few on here using Android OS on their phone, but it has to start somewhere.

despite a few roadblocks, i am loving my Dream phone. totally linked with Google. the Latitude feature scares me hence why i have it off, but the other GPS based features are kick ass. ever looked up at the sky and wondered what you were looking at?

Android welcomes a developer world. free apps are plentiful and exciting. your home screen can be exactly what you want it to be.

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I love my Iphone, but I can't wait until Android is a true contender to it. The HTC hero seems to be the first one thats starting to get close. More competition is fantastic, and truthfully I see myself owning an Android phone as soon as it can keep pace with with the Iphone.

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I nearly bought one at Pacific Mall. Every store has them there.
I ended up choosing a Samsung Jet instead.
I have a smartphone in my Blackberry Bold that work foots the bill for, so I didn't necessarily need the Hero.
Plus my Jet has a waaayyy faster processor.
If the Hero had similar specs as my Jet I would've picked on up.
HTC need to put faster CPUs in these things.

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I nearly bought one at Pacific Mall. Every store has them there.
I ended up choosing a Samsung Jet instead.
I have a smartphone in my Blackberry Bold that work foots the bill for, so I didn't necessarily need the Hero.
Plus my Jet has a waaayyy faster processor.
If the Hero had similar specs as my Jet I would've picked on up.
HTC need to put faster CPUs in these things.

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I think Android has the best chance. Everyone and their mom is making an Android-capable phone and it's even showing up on netbooks and stuff, which gives them a leg up on Symbian (Nokia only) and iPhone OS (iPhone only, though the market penetration is certainly nothing to sneeze at). Windows Mobile may have a shot as well, if they can make a version that doesn't fucking suck.

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i don't know the stats on total apps available for iphone vs. android, but downloading is a breeze. the whole point of android is that developers can access everything they need to know about the OS to create their apps.

motorola and LG have android phones out now. android 2.0 is out though not currently available in canada.

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The phone OS that has impressed me the most so far is webOS from Palm.

I had a couple of days with an Android phone and it was ok, but not spectacular.

I've owned an iPhone 3G since launch day at rogers.

I've had the Palm Pre and iPhone going simultaneously for the last month or so, and I seem to ALWAYS reach for the Palm when I want to do the tasks I tend to do the most on a smartphone. Which are make calls, send text messages, google searches, wikipedia searches, looking up a business/phone number, etc.

The universal search function on the phone is the smartest, simplest, BEST feature I have ever used in a phone. I'm just hoping they add Youtube to the search options asap.

The iPhone is incredible for the apps, but the novelty of most of the apps fades fast, leaving you with a phone that takes multiple taps just to get to your favorites list, too many taps to do a google search, etc.

webOS too aims to be a bit more of an open platform to developers. I homebrewed and patched the fuck out of my phone to add functionality that was lacking out of the box. Other than the severely lackluster battery life, the Palm Pre has been an absolute joy to use. Now if only it was on the HSPA network....

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So how bout that Droid eh? I was talking to a friend who has one in the states and he says its fucking amazing.

I really want a google phone. Im down with google everything. The Hero isn't getting the best reviews- and from the sounds of it, it is just as sluggish as my storm. The Droid on the other hand sounds amazing- and teh reviews totally have me floored.

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d.code and I are in the same boat - I was very pissed to hear Telus wasn't going to carry the first version of the "google phone" - but hopefully they'll get the droid - and I'm getting on it. I just find the berry to be too limiting in other apps EXCEPT its awesomeness in email / keyboard design.